Crochet pattern for Camille Suzanne's fav♥rite 'nip mousie

Pattern for Camille Suzanne's favorite 'nip mousie

MATERIALS

• small amount Pearl Gray yarn
• crochet hook - Size G-6
• stitch markers
• large-eye blunt needle

jingle bell
scraps of pink and black yarn
dried catnip
fiberfill stuffing

STITCH EXPLANATION:

Work in continuous rounds; do not join or turn unless otherwise instructed.
sc2tog (sc decrease) Insert hook into st and draw up a loop. Insert hook into next st and
draw up a loop. Yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook.

MOUSIE

With A, ch 2.
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in first ch. Place marker in first stitch for beg of round; move marker up as each rnd is completed.
Rnd 2: Work 2 sc in each sc around - 12 sc.
Rnd 3: *2 sc in next st, sc in next st, rep from * around - 18 sc.
Rnd 4: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around - 24 sts.
Rnds 5-11: Sc in each sc around. Begin stuffing firmly with dried catnip and fiberfill.
Rnd 12: *Sc2tog, sc in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around - 18 sts.
Rnd 13: *Sc2tog, sc in next st, rep from * around - 12 sts.
Rnd 14: Sc2tog around.
Fasten off.

EARS (make 2)

With A, ch 2.
Rounds 1 and 2: Rep Rounds 1 and 2 of Mouse - 12 sc.
Fasten off.

FINISHING

Sew ears onto mouse. With black yarn, embroider French knot eyes. With pink yarn embroider a straight stitch triangle nose. Securely tie a 5 in. (12.5 cm) length of A to mousie for tail. Tie bell to end of tail. Weave in ends.